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Duncan Keith
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Date of Birth

07/16/1983

Height

6’1”

Weight

200

Hometown

Penticton, B.C.

Shoots

L

Current Team

Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)

Player Profile

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2012 IIHF World Championship in Finland, where Canada finished fifth … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Quebec City, Que./Halifax, N.S. … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in December 2001 … Won a bronze medal with Team Pacific at the 2001 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in New Glasgow/Truro, N.S.

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2012-13: Has just completed his tenth NHL season, all with Chicago … Ranked fourth among NHL defencemen with 24 assists … Appeared in his 600th career game on April 12 vs. Detroit … 2011-12: Led Chicago defencemen in scoring with 40 points (4g, 36a) … Led all Chicago defencemen with 162 shots on goal … ranked fifth in the NHL among defencemen with 48 takeaways … Led Chicago and ranked second in NHL in average ice time (26:53) … 2010-11: Ranked second among Chicago defencemen in scoring, with 45 points … Led the NHL in average ice time (26:53) … Logged more than 30:00 in ice time on 13 occasions … 2009-10: Named an alternate captain with Chicago … Ranked second with Chicago and in the NHL among defencemen with a career-high 69 points … 2008-09: An alternate captain with Chicago … Posted a season high and tied a career high with three assists on March 22 vs. Los Angeles … Recorded his 100th NHL point on December 19 vs. Calgary … 2007-08: Played in his 200th NHL game on December 30 vs. Los Angeles … Tied for the lead among Chicago defensemen in scoring, with 32 points … Set career highs in goals and points … Led Chicago defensemen in goals, with 12 … Led Chicago in ice time, at 25:33 per game … Tied for seventh on Chicago in scoring … 2006-07: Recorded a career-high three points (3a) on December 16 vs. Columbus … 2005-06: Led Chicago in average ice time, at 23:35 per game, second among all NHL rookie defensemen … Scored a career-high two goals on February 2 vs. St. Louis … Scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first NHL point on October 23 vs. Minnesota … Made his NHL debut on October 5 vs. Anaheim … Minor Professional: Played with the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals from 2003-05 … Amateur: Split the 2002-03 season between Michigan State University and the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets … In his one season with Kelowna, he amassed 46 points (11g, 35a) and a +32 plus/minus rating in only 37 games … Scored a goal in the ‘Cold War’ on October 6, 2001 vs. the University of Michigan, in front of the largest crowd to ever watch a hockey game (74,544 at Spartan Stadium) … Minor Hockey: Started playing minor hockey with the Fort Frances Times Tigers … Names his father, David Keith, as his favourite minor hockey coach

PERSONAL

Duncan and his wife Kelly-Rae have a son, Colton … Lists his parents as the people he admires the most … Biggest pet peeve is second-hand smoke … Supports the Teammates for Kids charity … Favourite food is steak … Favourite player growing up was Pavel Bure … Favourite NHL team growing up: Winnipeg Jets … Son of David and Jean … Has one brother, Cameron, and one sister, Rebecca